Across the street at the parish emergency operations center, emergency officials said they are prepared. They are not looking back, but are focusing on the future.

"We have our reverse 911 where we can call homeowners," said Dexter Accardo, St. Tammany Parish Emergency Operations Center director. "We can send text messages and we can hit the cellphones, so that across the board we get information out."

Accardo said the flooding in west St. Tammany during Hurricane Isaac was severe and lessons were learned. He said social media is key to keeping the public informed.

"We do our Twitter, Facebook, we do our charter cable channel," Accardo said. "We do everything (and) we work with WDSU very closely."

Issac hit parts of the Tangipahoa Parish 2 1/2 years ago, causing it to flood like never before. Parish president Gordon Burgess said they are ready.

"We are trying to do whatever we need to do to keep our people safe," Burgess said.

In Covington, the Vazquez family hopes for the best, but is prepared for the worst.